[exeftWabreava]

Nanka, nihon kaeritai. 12 nen gurai Tokyo de sundeimashita demo, boku no nihongo ga honttou ni waruku narimashita. Imasugu boku no taisetsu na tomodachi wa sonotoki no nihonjin no tomodachi desu. Matta oishii nihon ryouri tabetai!!!!!

Hmm, I wanna go back to Japan. I lived there for 12 years but my Japanese has really gotten bad. Even now my best friends are my Japanese friends from when I lived there. I really want to eat good Japanese food again!!!!!

awww poor ShinKenshi... there are some good Japanese resturants around here in Minnesota. In fact, my friend took me to Sakura last Saturday and it was great. They have really good bento box sets and sushi. The names were pretty kewl too for the bento boxes; Samurai, Shogun, lol I had the Shogun, it was one of the most delicious meal I ever had. Tottemo oishiideshita ne~! I'll take you there sometimes if you come visit our dojo

[toksenveste]

I hate being the grammar police... oishikatta desune?

[zoppiklonikaa]

I hate being the grammar police... oishikatta desune?

Hey that's why this thread is called amature Japanese

[jhfsdhf]

wakarimasu

[awagsFare]

awww poor ShinKenshi... there are some good Japanese resturants around here in Minnesota. In fact, my friend took me to Sakura last Saturday and it was great. They have really good bento box sets and sushi. The names were pretty kewl too for the bento boxes; Samurai, Shogun, lol I had the Shogun, it was one of the most delicious meal I ever had. Tottemo oishiideshita ne~! I'll take you there sometimes if you come visit our dojo

Sweet! Sakura no tabemono wo tabetakoto ga arimasen demo oishisou! Ne, Tanpopo ni ittakoto arimasuka? Sugoku oishidesuyo! Sono mise no mattcha ice cream wa dai ichiban!

I haven't eatten at Sakura before but it sounds really good! Hey, have you been to Tanpopo? It's really good! Their green tea ice cream is the best!

[Ehlgamxf]

wakarimasu

better to say wakarimashita

[Avgustslim]

Sweet! Sakura no tabemono wo tabetakoto ga arimasen demo oishisou! Ne, Tanpopo ni ittakoto arimasuka? Sugoku oishidesuyo! Sono mise no mattcha ice cream wa dai ichiban!

I haven't eatten at Sakura before but it sounds really good! Hey, have you been to Tanpopo? It's really good! Their green tea ice cream is the best!

Jaa konshuu isshoni ikimasho ne!

Then let's go together this fall!

My Japanese vocabs are so limited, lol

[Flieteewell]

Jaa konshuu isshoni ikimasho ne!

Then let's go together this fall!

My Japanese vocabs are so limited, lol

Konshuu... this week. Or at least I think most people would translate it this way. Need to see the kanji.

Fall is Aki. Or is konshuu appropriate because shuu is the other reading for spring, curses, must study more... but my initial reaction is to say this week...

[halyshitzob]

Konshuu... this week. Or at least I think most people would translate it this way. Need to see the kanji.

Fall is Aki. Or is konshuu appropriate because shuu is the other reading for spring, curses, must study more... but my initial reaction is to say this week...

今秋 【こんしゅう】 this fall

[eXC3Kvnn]

http://www.rpg-dev.net/projects.php?action=view&id=199
http://chinaland.cjb.net/

I downloaded that, it really starts to help after a few hours of playng.

[S.T.D.]

I downloaded that, it really starts to help after a few hours of playng.

Nothing can motivate you better than gaming, eh?

[ROYMANgo]

ナメ is actually なまえ

Thanks for correcting me (=^o^=)

[Discus]

Thanks for correcting me (=^o^=)

Doo itashimashite

[LfYaRf1S]

omg I want to learn japanese so bad where did u guys learn that don't live in japan
I mean my japanese skills consist of being able to count to 99 and telling u
konbonwa watakushino namaewa Rauriku desu
and I'm proud of that 1 where as u guys are having full conversations in japanese that rocks

also I was wondering if any1 knew where to find a book on japanese characters the 1's use d for normal writing. not the simple 1's (if I seem to have confused myself in anyway feel free to point it out ^_^)

[AXGreg]

omg I want to learn japanese so bad where did u guys learn that don't live in japan
I mean my japanese skills consist of being able to count to 99 and telling u
konbonwa watakushino namaewa Rauriku desu
and I'm proud of that 1 where as u guys are having full conversations in japanese that rocks

also I was wondering if any1 knew where to find a book on japanese characters the 1's use d for normal writing. not the simple 1's (if I seem to have confused myself in anyway feel free to point it out ^_^)

Actually, you say "watashi" not "watakushi". I have heard people say "watakushi" before but it's a fairly common mistake. Also, if you're a guy, then you can say that or one of the following: "boku" or "ore". "Ore" is a less formal way of referring to yourself and only guys use it. Girls can use it too but it makes them sound like total tom-boys. That being said, I'm having trouble understanding what you mean when asking about kanji books. I'm really not sure what you mean by "normal writing." If you live near a college or university you might be able to take some Japanese courses there. Otherwise you could probably find some decent language books at Borders, B. Dalton, Barnes & Noble or something. Just make sure that the book not only goes over how to write hirgagana, katakana, and kanji, but also goes over grammar, verb conjugation, etc.

[NudiJuicervich]

Actually, you say "watashi" not "watakushi". I have heard people say "watakushi" before but it's a fairly common mistake. Also, if you're a guy, then you can say that or one of the following: "boku" or "ore". "Ore" is a less formal way of referring to yourself and only guys use it. Girls can use it too but it makes them sound like total tom-boys. That being said, I'm having trouble understanding what you mean when asking about kanji books. I'm really not sure what you mean by "normal writing." If you live near a college or university you might be able to take some Japanese courses there. Otherwise you could probably find some decent language books at Borders, B. Dalton, Barnes & Noble or something. Just make sure that the book not only goes over how to write hirgagana, katakana, and kanji, but also goes over grammar, verb conjugation, etc.

watakushi is also correct.

[tevyrefficy]

I remmember I had so much fun in all Japanese classes, not only I aced them so easily... the people were so funny I remember we had divided in teams to test each other, they always want me in their team, lol And our team name was like "ばか花子" (Baka hanako - Stupid Flower Girls and it was my classm8 Chris - a huge footfall guy thought of that) lol the grammar was wrong, but that was hell funny, lol

日本語クラスを　とても　懐かしまったな。。。
Nihongo kurasuwo totemo natsukashimattana... (I miss Japanese class a lot...)

[BadbarmrapBef]

watakushi is also correct.

Oops, my mistake. A stupid one at that. Yeah, half of me was thinking it was correct and half of me thought it wasn't. People generally don't use it that often though. I rarely heard it when I lived in Tokyo so I never really figured out the difference, if there is any.

[bUqLfXRI]

There are a lot of people writing 'watashi no namae ha...' as a direct translation of 'my name is...'. Ask any seasoned Japanese instructor and they'll tell you that this is one of the most common mistakes around. While it's perfectly understandable, it's not really that commonly used by native speakers, at least in introductions. of course, you can use it just fine in other situations. Here's a nice example I found in my favourite dictionary:

ぼくの名前は東郷隆盛といいますが、人からよく名前負けしていると言われる。

Not an introduction, as you can see. Bonus points to the first one to get the joke!